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The 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake (also known as the Halls Valley earthquake) [6] occurred on April 24 at 1:15 p.m. local time in the Santa Clara Valley of Northern California. The shock had a moment magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ).
Rancho Ojo de Agua de la Coche was a 8,927-acre (3,613 ha) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Figueroa to Juan María Hernandez. [1] The name means "pig's spring".
Following Mexico's independence from Spain, land was redistributed to Mexican citizens across California and the land encompassing modern-day Morgan Hill was granted to Juan Maria Hernandez, in 1835. [7] In 1845, Martin Murphy Sr., an Irish-born Mexican citizen, acquired the area and named it Rancho Ojo del Agua de la Coche. [8] [unreliable source]
Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano: Orange: Potrero los Pinos: 1845 Pio Pico: John (Don Juan) Forster: 523 acres (212 ha) 337 SD Cleveland National Forest Orange: Little Temecula: 1845 Pio Pico: Pablo Apis: 2,233 acres (904 ha) 55 SD Temecula: Riverside: Potreros de San Juan Capistrano: 1845 Pio Pico: John (Don Juan) Forster: 1,168 acres (473 ...
The Malaguerra Winery is a historic winery located in Morgan Hill, California. The two-story winery is the oldest remaining winery structure in Santa Clara County, which stands at the eastern edge of the Valley and the foothills of the Diablo Range. It was constructed in 1869 for ranchero José María Malaguerra. [3]
Madrone is a neighborhood of Morgan Hill, California, located at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains. [1] Once an independent town within Santa Clara County, the City of Morgan Hill annexed the Town of Madrone in 1959, turning the town into Morgan Hill's northern district, bordering San Jose, California. [2]
Journals kept at San Juan Capistrano show that between May 1779 and 1781, the padres supervised six campesinos from Baja California in planting 2,000 grapevines at the mission. The first winery in Alta California was built in San Juan Capistrano in 1783; both red and white wines (sweet and dry), brandy, and a port-like fortified wine called ...
Juan Alvires was alcalde of San Jose from 1812-1813, alcalde of Monterey in 1826, and alcalde of San Jose, again, in 1837. The four square league Rancho Laguna Seca was granted to Juan Alvires in 1834. [4] As a result of financial difficulties, Rancho Laguna Seca was sold to William Fisher in 1845.